Twins vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 9, 2024

One team will end a losing skid when the 63-50 Minnesota Twins (two-game losing streak) and the 67-47 Cleveland Guardians (five-game losing streak) meet Friday at 2:10 PM ET. The Twins have been set as -139 favorites by bookmakers for the contest at Target Field. Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota while Alex Cobb is Cleveland’s starter for the contest.

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Twins vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-139)
• Underdog: Guardians (+119)
• Over/under: 7.5

Twins vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 49, or 62.8%, of the 78 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Minnesota has a record of 33-17 when favored by -139 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 58.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Guardians have been the underdog on the moneyline 39 total times this season. They’ve finished 18-21 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +119 or longer, Cleveland has a record of 9-6 (60%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 45.7% chance to win.

Twins vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 14 home runs, 48 RBI and a batting average of .244 this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Santana is 94th in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage, and 74th in slugging.
• Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .257 average while slugging eight homers and driving in 41 runs.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 30 home runs and 96 runs batted in.
• Ramirez is fifth in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Josh Naylor has 18 doubles, 25 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .246.

Twins vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.180 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective nine K/9, the fifth-best in MLB.
• Cleveland has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.77).
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.225).